SpitFire1299
07-26-2005, 09:46 PM
This is from 2001, and I think a lot of people didnt know of this. So. please read all before you post. :)
Guys,
The Emag battery is larger than other electros to keep the entire system as simple as possible. All the other electros except the Hyperframe and Booya use a low pressure regulator and micro solenoids to actuate an air ram to fire the gun. The solenoids are VERY small and difficult if not impossible to fix. The addition of the regulator and air ram makes for more things to adjust and possibly go wrong.
We went another direction, in keeping with our rep. of high reliability it made more sense to get E performance with the minimum amount of extra parts. Our design uses only ONE extra moving part, that is the solenoid plunger. To our way of thinking this makes our system the easiest to debug and keep going. The penalty for the simplicity is a larger battery.
The Hyperframe and Booya use a single 9v but they get less shots per battery. There are also other issues with these designs that we chose to avoid by using a larger, rechargeable battery.
I recently posted the prototype short battery pack in response to everyone complaining about the weight of the Emag. People generally think the Emag is way heavier than the Angel when in fact with the Emag's battery removed they weigh the same. The response (as we read it) on the shorter battery pack is "make it round, weight is not an issue".
The funny thing about the battery shape is that in our original proto the battery pack WAS round. At that time everyone was complaining they couldn't anodize the gun so we made it flat for more color and billboard space. You have to understand how confusing it is for us when everyone says they want their gun to look different, but not TOO different. Colors are ok but flat front grips or Z-grips are just TOO different.
Back to the drawing board, I'll see what we can do about round front grips.
AGD
And heres some bonus information from wayyyy back.
News flash from AGD Europe, the tourney was the German Millenium Series. Germany has decided that the battery pack on the front of the Emag looks too much like a real gun and will not allow them into the country. We are working with the German BKA to legalize it and getting an "F" stamp.
See, not as bad as it first looked!
AGD
Heres a proto-type- (YUCK!)
http://www.automags.org/pic/img/proto/front_grip_2.jpg
Honestly.. i dont think there is anything wrong with the size of it. Its annoying listening to people complain about how its heavy and "ugly". The emag is VERY simple.
So.. stop complaining and start understanding!!!
:cheers:
500th post!! :hail:
Guys,
The Emag battery is larger than other electros to keep the entire system as simple as possible. All the other electros except the Hyperframe and Booya use a low pressure regulator and micro solenoids to actuate an air ram to fire the gun. The solenoids are VERY small and difficult if not impossible to fix. The addition of the regulator and air ram makes for more things to adjust and possibly go wrong.
We went another direction, in keeping with our rep. of high reliability it made more sense to get E performance with the minimum amount of extra parts. Our design uses only ONE extra moving part, that is the solenoid plunger. To our way of thinking this makes our system the easiest to debug and keep going. The penalty for the simplicity is a larger battery.
The Hyperframe and Booya use a single 9v but they get less shots per battery. There are also other issues with these designs that we chose to avoid by using a larger, rechargeable battery.
I recently posted the prototype short battery pack in response to everyone complaining about the weight of the Emag. People generally think the Emag is way heavier than the Angel when in fact with the Emag's battery removed they weigh the same. The response (as we read it) on the shorter battery pack is "make it round, weight is not an issue".
The funny thing about the battery shape is that in our original proto the battery pack WAS round. At that time everyone was complaining they couldn't anodize the gun so we made it flat for more color and billboard space. You have to understand how confusing it is for us when everyone says they want their gun to look different, but not TOO different. Colors are ok but flat front grips or Z-grips are just TOO different.
Back to the drawing board, I'll see what we can do about round front grips.
AGD
And heres some bonus information from wayyyy back.
News flash from AGD Europe, the tourney was the German Millenium Series. Germany has decided that the battery pack on the front of the Emag looks too much like a real gun and will not allow them into the country. We are working with the German BKA to legalize it and getting an "F" stamp.
See, not as bad as it first looked!
AGD
Heres a proto-type- (YUCK!)
http://www.automags.org/pic/img/proto/front_grip_2.jpg
Honestly.. i dont think there is anything wrong with the size of it. Its annoying listening to people complain about how its heavy and "ugly". The emag is VERY simple.
So.. stop complaining and start understanding!!!
:cheers:
500th post!! :hail: